City of Boston – Mayor’s Office of Public Information
In January, Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $37.8 million to Mass General Brigham (MGB), the parent organization of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, to create a new healthcare career preparatory curriculum at the Edward M. Kennedy Academy of Health Careers (EMK) School, the city of Boston’s health career-focused public high school.
The Brigham has a long history of partnering with Boston Public Schools to provide students with on-site training opportunities and career preparation. Since 2000, the Brigham’s Student Success Jobs Program has provided year-round internships to hundreds of Boston high school students—with students working with mentors 10 hours each week as fully onboarded Brigham employees. The new partnership with MGB, Bloomberg, and EMK will expand on this foundation.